DevSecOps Engineer; TS​/SCI

Overview

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Location: Onsite in Charlottesville, VA

• Manage and maintain microservice based application(s) and their database(s) for DOD customers in a classified environment with Linux, Docker, and AWS.
• Troubleshoot and provide service to application users, work with network and infrastructure teams to ensure services are available, stable, and performant.
• Periodically run ingestion scripts to import data from related DOD API endpoints to update required data.
• Provide scripting and tool support for UNIX and Linux operating systems.
• Work with a supporting team of software engineers who develop in an unclassified environment to update, troubleshoot, and improve the application services and their data stores.
• Administer the continuous integration, testing, and deployment of the application code from the unclassified to various classified environments.
• Perform necessary security requirements inherent to code developed in an unclassified environment and deployed to a classified environment.
• Manage the underlying infrastructure using Amazon Web Services (AWS) – both UI and command line / API interfaces.
• Maintain secure environment (e.g. SSL/TLS certificates), run security scans, manage database access, etc.
• Assist and facilitate ISSO related tasks for successful ATO accomplishment.

• Solid Linux command line skills to diagnose and debug services, data stores, virtual machines, containers, etc. (RHEL/CentOS 7 based systems).
• Run ingestion scripts, SQL and No
  
  SQL updates, manage Terraform/Cloud Formation, Docker-compose, Jenkins build files, etc. with GIT based tools.
• Continuous integration using Jenkins, Git, JIRA, etc.
• Basic familiarity with various databases including Postgres (RDS), Mongo (No
  
  SQL Document Store), and Elastic Search / AWS. Ability to update data in these stores via command line when necessary.
• Services will eventually be fully containerized in Docker containers with a longer term goal of moving completely to ECS, Kubernetes, or similar.
• Troubleshoot RHEL systems and application problems and facilitate necessary actions to correct the problem.
• Comprehensive knowledge and demonstrated ability in RHEL system administration, user management, and security management tools.
• AWS experience using RDS, Document DB, EC2, Cloud Formation / Terraform, etc.
• Shell scripting ability.
• Research problems and contact/escalate issues with third‑party hardware and software providers.
• Communication and customer service skills to interact and solve problems with the customer and other contractors.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle, general Dev Ops.
• Documentation and technical writing.
• Architectural analysis.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or related field preferred.
• Six or more years of experience in a client‑server environment.
• Experience with complex systems administration, database administration, and landscape maintenance.
• Experience with company products and services.
• Experience with company and client documentation and storage procedures.
• Experience with complex system implementations and organizational processes.
• All developers supporting integration and testing or otherwise require server‑level access to the operational systems shall have completed DoD Directive 8570 mandated Technical Level 1 certification no later than 30 business days after contract award and shall maintain administrative accounts.

• Must have an active TS/SCI security clearance and pass CI polygraph.

• Competitive benefits package including paid time off,…